JP2002143495A - Frame supporting structure for vertical game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform smooth opening/closing by reducing the burden of an opening/closing link supporting mechanism by supporting a front frame horizontally to an outer frame in a closed state and reducing opening resistance when opening the front frame. SOLUTION: In a vertical game machine having a front frame 20 which is constituted rectangular while being matched to an opening face area on the front side of an outer frame 10 in rectangular outline shape, linked and supported to be opened/closed in cantilever supporting form through upper and lower opening/closing link supporting mechanisms 1 and 2 at one side edge to the outer frame 10, and having required constitutive members including a game expanding member provided on the front frame, on the lower matching portion of the outer frame and the front frame on the opposite side of an opening/closing link supporting point by the opening/closing link supporting mechanisms, a guide support unit 100 composed of a guide receiving member installed on the lower end of the front frame and supported at a prescribed height position and a rotary member installed at a prescribed height position on the upper surface of the lower frame of the outer frame is provided and the front frame closed in correspondence with the outer frame is supported in a horizontal attitude/position while mutually vertically matching and abutting the rotary member with and on the guide receiving member of the guide support unit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frame support structure for a vertical game machine which is used for a game in a vertical orientation, and more particularly, a fixed holding frame as a machine frame or a body of a vertical game machine. The present invention relates to a frame support structure for mutually supporting an outer frame and a front frame which is also an opening / closing mounting frame which is supported to be openable and closable in accordance with the front side of the outer frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a typical example of this type of vertical gaming machine, there is a gaming machine using a pachinko ball (hereinafter also referred to as a pachinko machine). In this gaming machine, an outer frame for a fixed holding frame configured to have a predetermined outer rectangular frame size as a machine frame or a body, and an opening / closing mounting frame configured to have a square frame size corresponding to a front opening surface area of the outer frame. And an open / close connection support mechanism (hinge part) provided on the upper and lower portions of one side edge and a locking mechanism provided on the other side edge. It is closed and held. The necessary components for the front frame include, for example, a housing frame, a glass window (glass door), upper and lower ball dishes, a ball launching device and related members, various electric and electric components, and a ball storage and storage device.
A back mechanism panel having a discharge section, various control / relay bases, etc. are provided at respective set reference positions, while based on required gauge settings (arrangement settings of various game parts and a large number of game nails). A game board as a game development member constituting a game area is set and held in the accommodation frame so as to be detachably replaceable in a vertical orientation in a horizontal posture and position.

[0003] For this reason, in a pachinko machine, as a usual form, the entire front frame and necessary components are formed into a considerably heavy object, which is handled separately from the relatively lightweight outer frame. The entire front frame is connected to the outer frame in a cantilevered manner and can be opened and closed. Incidentally, the outer frame is formed by connecting a plurality of fixed-length frame members formed of wood or a hard resin material to the frame, and is reinforced by reinforcing metal fittings fixed to each corner.
On the other hand, there are a separate frame type in which the front frame and the housing frame are separately formed of different materials and assembled, and a single frame type integrally formed of the same material. Further, in the opening / closing connection support mechanism, generally, a fitting hinge having a diameter difference between a shaft pin and a shaft hole of each support fitting fixed to the outer frame and the front frame is often used.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, in the original vertical game providing state, a large number of pachinko balls whose entire front frame side, which is a heavy object, is stored and accommodated in the back mechanism board are removed. The total weight is considerable. In such an actual state, the front frame that is cantilevered and supported with respect to the outer frame always has a play due to a fitting difference (diameter difference) between the shaft pin and the shaft hole of the opening and closing connection support mechanism. As a result, the anti-fulcrum side (generally, the right side of the front) is inclined downward, and the horizontal posture / position cannot be maintained. As a result, necessary components provided at predetermined design reference positions of the front frame and the housing frame are displaced in a tilted manner. On the board, the gauge setting conditions of the game area are lost, and a stable game based on the original design intention cannot be developed and maintained. Therefore, the entire front frame side supported by the outer frame cantilevered,
It is important to maintain a proper horizontal posture and position with reference to the connection support height position of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism, and the supporting technical means is indispensable.

[0005] In view of the above, in a general frame supporting means implemented in a conventional pachinko machine, the outer frame and the front frame have a lower alignment portion, that is, a durable strength member located at the lower end of the front opening surface area of the outer frame. An upper end surface of a high support base plate (also called a curtain plate),
A washer of a predetermined thickness is arranged on the lower end surface of the front frame itself,
The front frame is held horizontally in a state in which the both metal fittings are aligned vertically. However, in this frame support means, because the upper and lower washer members that are in planar contact with each other are strongly pressed against the entire front frame side, or when the front frame is opened and closed, until both the washer members are separated. Also, it was not possible to open and close easily and smoothly until the contact was made. In addition, the work required extra effort, including the fact that the front frame was tilted down when released and the front frame had to be lifted when closed (pushed).

For this reason, in recent years, as an example of a supporting technique for a front frame of a pachinko machine, a frame supporting means attached to a “locking device for a game machine” disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-88585 has been proposed. I have. According to this frame support means,
A roller is provided at a position largely separated rearward from the rear surface of the front frame, at a lower end supporting portion of a base frame body of a vertically long rail shape which is processed and formed from a thin metal member and is fixed to the back side of the side edge of the front frame. The roller is supported on the horizontal portion of the receiver fixed to the middle and lower steps inside the side frame plate of the main body (corresponding to the outer frame) of the game machine, and supports the entire front frame side. Is intended. However, in this frame supporting means, in the side frame plate where sufficient durability is not expected, the weight of the entire front frame side is large shear load or large moment load while the roller is mounted on the receiver. Each time the front frame is closed (pushed in), the roller strongly collides with the receiver and is mounted, so that the components and the side frame plate are likely to be deformed. Actually, in a pachinko machine using such a frame supporting means, in a short period of time, the lower end supporting portion of the base frame and the horizontal portion of the receiving member are deformed, and it is difficult to keep the entire front frame side horizontal. It has become.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, and is directed to a vertical type gaming machine which is provided for a game in a vertical orientation, in which a front opening area of an outer frame is provided. In addition, the front frame, which is connected and supported so as to be openable and closable in a cantilevered manner, can be maintained in a proper horizontal posture and position to maintain proper game stabilization, and the front frame can be easily and easily opened and closed (pulled out).・ It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and durable frame supporting structure capable of being pushed in.

[0008]

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, an outer frame formed in an outer rectangular shape and a rectangular shape adapted to a front opening surface area of the outer frame are provided. A front frame that is connected and supported to be openable and closable in a cantilevered manner via an open / close connection support mechanism at one side edge of the outer frame;
Necessary components including a game deployment member equipped at a required setting position of the front frame, and a vertical gaming machine provided for a game in a vertical orientation as a whole is configured, and in this vertical gaming machine, A guide support unit including a rotating member and a guide receiving member that are rotatably positioned relative to each other at a lower alignment portion of the outer frame and the front frame on the opposite side of the open / close connection support portion between the two frames; The support unit supports the rotating member at a predetermined height position in the upper end alignment portion of the lower frame member of the outer frame, while fixing the guide receiving member at a predetermined height position in the lower end alignment portion of the front frame, and supports the guide. Adjust the vertical contact condition of the rotating member and the guide receiving member in the unit to the horizontal position and position of the front frame closed with respect to the outer frame according to the set reference height of the connection support position of the lower open / close connection support mechanism. Can support Is constructed sea urchin.

According to the frame support structure of the vertical game machine configured as described above, the front frame is closed in accordance with the front opening area of the outer frame in the vertical game providing state of the game machine. In this case, the rotating member and the guide receiving member of the guide support unit provided at the lower alignment portion of both frames are at a position corresponding to the set reference height of the connection support position of the lower open / close connection support mechanism on the opposite side. Specifically, when the rotating member is supported at a predetermined height position at the upper end alignment portion of the lower frame member of the outer frame by being brought into contact with the upper and lower alignment members, the predetermined height is set at the lower end alignment portion of the front frame. By fixing the guide receiving member at the position, the front frame is held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position. As a result, the necessary components mounted on the front frame are held at the set positions intended for the original design, stabilizing the appropriate game particularly with the game development member, and smoothing the ball in each ball passage. Flow is maintained. Further, when the front frame is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame (pulled forward and pushed backward), the relative rolling and guiding action of the rotating member and the guide receiving member of the guide support unit cause any heavy objects. The entire front frame side (the front frame and necessary components)
However, it can be easily and easily pulled out and pushed in with a small force. In particular, the rotating member and the guide receiving member of the guide support unit are biased at the lower alignment portion between the outer frame and the front frame because the weight (load) of the entire front frame acting always vertically downward is most suitably received. The rotating member and the supporting member are prevented from being deformed by the load and are supported at a long and proper height position. Under this condition, the front frame can be held in a suitable horizontal posture and position and can be opened and closed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which a frame support structure is implemented on a general pachinko machine having a game board as a game development member as a vertical game machine will be mainly described.

First, the overall basic structure of the pachinko machine PM will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. An outer frame 10 for a fixed holding frame, which is configured as a machine frame or a body with a predetermined outer rectangular frame size. And a front frame 20 for an open / close mounting frame configured in a square frame size corresponding to the front opening surface area of the outer frame 10 as in the conventional case. Utilizing the mechanisms (hinge mechanisms) 1 and 2 and the locking device 21 disposed inside the front right side, it is assembled so as to be detachable, openable and closable, and is closed and held. The necessary components of the front frame 20 include a housing frame 39, a glass door 30 composed of a transparent glass plate 31a and a glass frame 31, upper and lower ball trays 32 and 34, a hitting and firing device 33 and related members, and a ball storage. A back mechanism board 35 having a discharge unit, various electric components, a control and relay board (both not shown), etc. are provided at respective set reference positions, while a predetermined gauge setting (various game components and a large number of The game board which forms the game area PA based on the arrangement setting with the game nail) is set and held in the accommodation frame 39 so as to be vertically detachable and replaceable in a horizontal posture and position. The pachinko machine PM
Is generally used while being held vertically at a required backward inclination angle (for example, about 1 degree).

In such a pachinko machine, the outer frame 20 is made up of a plurality of fixed-size frame members formed of wood, resin, or the like, ie, upper and lower frame plates 11 and 14 and left and right frame plates 12. , 13 are connected at right angles to the frame, and reinforcing brackets are fixed to the respective corners. In the lower frame plate 14, a curtain plate 16 as a support base plate is formed along the front edge of the upper surface of the bottom plate 17. Are connected between the left and right frame plates 12 and 13 so as to have a strong durability.
However, there is a type connected according to the necessity. Incidentally, the front opening surface area of the outer frame 10 is
It refers to a rectangular area extending over the front surfaces of 1, 12, 13 and the upper surface of the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14.

On the other hand, the front frame 20 is made of wood, a resin material or the like, and is configured as a slightly small frame corresponding to the front opening area of the outer frame 10. There are types. The upper and lower opening / closing connection support mechanisms 1 and 2 are, as a general form, fixed to predetermined positions of the outer frame 10 and the front frame 20 and can be aligned with each other to support reinforcing metal fittings 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b. Of the shaft pin and the shaft hole. Thus, the front frame 20 can be pulled out and opened forward and pushed backward and closed in a cantilevered manner using the mechanisms 1 and 2, and the shaft of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism 2. The lower end edge of the front frame 20 is appropriately parallel to the upper surface of the curtain plate 16 of the outer frame 10 (the intervals t1 and t2 shown in FIG. The basic setting is to maintain a horizontal posture and position that are aligned in a floating state with an equal setting (see FIG. 1). In the locking device 21, a type commonly called a "double lock" is used.

The frame support structure of the present embodiment implemented in the pachinko machine as described above is configured as a guide support unit and is provided on the opposite side of the open / close connection support (fulcrum) between the outer frame 10 and the front frame 20. It is equipped at a predetermined height position in the lower alignment part, and is in a game providing state of a pachinko machine, and has an outer frame 1
The front frame 20 and necessary components (also referred to as the front frame side as a whole) which are closed according to 0 can be directly received and held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position, while the front frame 20 as a whole with respect to the outer frame 10 can be held. It is designed to be able to open and close (pull out, push in) easily and lightly. Specific examples are roughly classified into a front frame side and an outer frame side and illustrated. Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0015]

Embodiment 1 FIGS. 4 to 7 show a guide support unit 100 according to a first embodiment. In this unit 100, as a basic configuration, a guide plate 101 as a guide receiving member directly installed on the lower front right end of the front frame 20,
A rolling unit 100a is provided directly on the right front end of the lower frame plate 14 of the outer frame 10. And guide plate 1
01, a receiving portion 101b, which is a flat rectangular main body, is screw-fixed at a predetermined height position in contact with the lower end surface of the front frame 20, and an oblique or arc shape is formed upward at the rear end of the receiving portion 101b. A guide piece 101a is provided. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 100a, the support plate 103 fixedly screwed into contact with the back surface of the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14 and in the recess.
And a roller-shaped rotating roller 106 having a support shaft 106a extending at both ends as a rotating member, and a bearing opening 104b of a pair of support portions 104a bent rearward from both upper sides of the support plate 103. And the rotating roller 106 has both spindles 1
06a is fitted and supported so as to be freely rotatable, and is held at a predetermined height position where a part of the outer periphery thereof is higher than the upper end surface of the curtain plate 16 by a set amount and can be brought into alignment and contact with the guide plate 101. .

In such a guide support unit 100, the contact position between the lower surface of the receiving portion 101b of the guide plate 101 and the outer periphery of the rotary roller 106 is determined by the reference height of the connection support position of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism 2. Front frame 20 according to
Is held in a proper horizontal posture and position so that the load on the entire front frame side can be directly and suitably received. And the guide plate 101
In this embodiment, the guide piece 101a is held at a length corresponding to the radius of the rotating roller 106 so that the guide piece 101a does not protrude greatly while the horizontal state is maintained with sufficient durability. Receiving part 1
It is desirable that the screw head is not exposed on the lower surface of 01b. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 100a, while the support plate 103 is positioned and fixed to the curtain plate 16, the support shaft 106a is connected to the support shaft 106a by using a bearing opening 104b opened in a substantially U shape as shown in FIG. The rotating roller can be detachably assembled and supported via the roller, and can be positioned at the upper rear end of the curtain plate 16.
The guide plate 101, the support plate 103, the rotating roller 106, and the support shaft 106a may be formed of a hard resin material instead of a metal material. Further, the support plate 103 may be formed integrally with a horizontal receiving portion fixed to the upper end surface of the curtain plate 16. On the other hand, the support shaft 106a may be a type in which positioning flanges are provided at both ends as insertion shaft pins separated from the rotary roller 106, or a type in which the support shaft 103a is fixed to both support portions 104a of the support plate 103 as a caulking shaft.

According to the guide support unit 100 configured as described above, when the front frame 20 is closed in accordance with the front opening area of the outer frame 10 as shown in FIGS. The guide plate 101 is located at the lower end of the outer frame 20 and the rotating roller 10 is located at the upper end of the lower frame 14 of the outer frame
4 and 5 directly receive, on the lower frame plate 16 side having the durability strength, the entire load on the front frame side, which always works vertically downward, according to the condition of contact at the set height position as shown in FIGS. The front frame 20 is spaced from the curtain plate 16 of the outer frame 10 by a predetermined distance (t1, t
2) It can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position that is parallel. As a result, in the game on the pachinko machine, the front frame 2
By maintaining the launch rail or the game board within 0 at an angle and a horizontal elevation as designed, a good ball launch can be maintained, and an appropriate game can be stably developed in the game area PA. In addition, by maintaining the respective ball passages in the upper ball tray 32, the back mechanism board 35, and the like at a gradient intended for design, a good and stable ball flow can always be ensured.

On the other hand, the opening and closing of the front frame 20 with respect to the outer frame 10 can be facilitated by the relative lifting and lowering rolling and guiding action of the guide plate 101 of the guide support unit 100 and the rotating roller 106. That is, when the front frame 20 unlocked from the outer frame 10 is opened (pulled out), the front frame 20 is pulled out with a relatively small force at first, so that the receiving portion 101b of the guide plate 101 is pulled out.
Subsequently, the guide piece 101a smoothly moves so as to slide down while being pressed against the rotatable roller 106, which can rotate freely, and alleviates a sudden drop impact on the entire front frame side. At the position where the guide piece 101a is separated from the rotary roller 106, the front right side of the front frame 20 is shown in the figure due to the fitting difference (diameter difference) between the shaft pins and the shaft holes of the opening and closing connection support mechanisms 1 and 2. 5. Incline downward as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, the entire front frame side can be opened as before. On the other hand, front frame 20
Is closed (pushed), the guide piece 1 of the guide plate 101 is closed.
After the rear end of the guide frame 101a comes into contact with the upper end surface of the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14, the front frame 20 is pushed in with a relatively small force that does not need to be lifted, so that the guide surface of the guide piece portion 101a and the rotating roller Utilizing the free rotation of 106, the guide piece 101a moves smoothly so as to slide up along the outer periphery of the rotating roller, and the entire front frame side is smoothly lifted. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the front frame 20 can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position while being held at the predetermined height position where the receiving portion 101b and the rotating roller 106 are aligned and abutted.

[0019]

Second Embodiment FIGS. 8 to 12 show a guide support unit 110 according to a second embodiment. This unit 110
Here, a guide plate 111 as a guide receiving member directly installed on the front lower right end of the front frame 20 similar to the previous example, and a rolling unit 110 a directly installed on the front right end of the lower frame plate 14 of the outer frame 10. And And the guide plate 111
As in the case of the guide plate 101 of the previous example, the receiving portion 111b is screw-fixed at a predetermined horizontal position in contact with the lower end surface of the front frame 20, and the guide piece 11 is attached to the rear end of the receiving portion 111b.
1a. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 110a,
A substantially U-shaped support plate 113, which is fitted into the lower end plate 14 and the upper end surface and both recesses of the reinforcing linking rod 15 in the lower frame plate 14 and is screwed horizontally, is supported at both ends as a rotating member. Axis 116
a of the support plate 1
The rotary roller 116 is fitted to the U-shaped bearing ports 114b of the pair of support portions 114a that are bent upward from both sides of the central portion of the support member 13 so that both the support shafts 116a are fitted to each other so as to be freely rotatable. The guide plate 111 is set such that a part of its outer periphery is higher than both upper end surfaces of the curtain plate 16 and the reinforcing connecting rod 15 (more precisely, the upper end surfaces of the horizontal pieces before and after the support plate 113) by a set amount.
It is held at a predetermined height position where it can be brought into alignment contact with the lower surface. A relief port 114 for the rotating roller 116 is opened at the concave bottom of the support plate 113. Further, the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14 and the reinforcing connecting rod 15 are connected such that their upper end surfaces are aligned at the same horizontal height, and a concave portion is opened at a predetermined position of the matching portion of both.

In such a guide support unit 110, the contact position between the lower surface of the receiving portion 111b of the guide plate 111 and the outer periphery of the rotary roller 116 is adjusted so that the front frame 20 has an appropriate horizontal posture in accordance with the above-mentioned set reference height position. The condition is such that the load on the entire front frame side can be directly and suitably received while being held at the position. In the rolling unit 110a, the support plate 113 is attached to the curtain plate 1
6 and the reinforcing connecting rod 15 are fixed at predetermined positions, and the rotary roller 116 is used by using the bearing port 114b and the support shaft 116a.
Can be detachably assembled and supported, and the curtain plate 16 and the reinforcing connecting rod 1
5 matching portions. The remaining technical matters relating to each component of the unit 110 are the same as those in the previous example.

According to the guide support unit 110 configured as described above, the receiving portion 1 of the guide plate 111 is kept in the closed state of the front frame 20 that is aligned with the outer frame 10 as in the previous example.
According to the contact condition at the set height position between the rotary roller 11b and the rotating roller 116, the entire load on the front frame side is directly received by the lower frame plate 14 side, and the front frame 20 is aligned with the outer frame 10 in an appropriate horizontal position. posture·
Can be held in position. As a result, in the pachinko game, an appropriate game can be stably developed while maintaining a good ball launch, and a good ball flow can be secured. Outer frame 10
The opening and closing of the front frame 20 with respect to the vertical movement of the guide plate 111 and the rotating roller 116 in the same manner as in the previous example.
By the guide action, the guide piece 111a slides down with respect to the rotary roller 116 with a small pull-out force, so that the sudden drop impact on the entire front frame side can be eased and smoothly drawn out. Also, the rotating roller 116 can be pressed with a small pushing force.
When the guide piece 111a slides up, the entire front frame side can be easily pushed in while being lifted smoothly, and the guide plate 111 and the rotating roller 116 are held at a predetermined height position where they are aligned and abutted. Thus, the front frame 20 can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position.

[0022]

Third Embodiment FIGS. 13 to 16 show a guide support unit 120 according to a third embodiment. This unit 12
0, the guide plate 121 as a guide receiving member directly installed at the lower right end of the front of the front frame 20 as a basic configuration.
And a rolling unit 125 directly installed over the lower frame plate 14 and the connection fitting 123 of the outer frame 10. However, the connection fitting 123 is a generally used L-shaped outer frame reinforcing member, and is provided between the lower inner surface of the right frame plate 13 and the lower frame plate 14.
And is firmly crimped and joined in contact with the corner of the bottom plate 17 with the upper surface. The guide plate 121 has a contact portion 121a, which is also a rectangular main body, fixed to a screw by contacting the lower back surface of the front frame 20, and a guide receiving portion 122 bent backward from the lower end of the contact portion 121a. It extends and holds at a predetermined horizontal height position. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 125, a support plate 127 mounted and screw-fixed in the front-rear horizontal direction over the upper surface of the curtain plate 16 and the upper surface of the support piece 124 formed on the vertical piece of the connection fitting 123, And a circular rotating roller 126 as a support plate 127
A pair of support parts 1 bent downward on both sides of the central part of the
A rotary roller 126 is freely rotatably fitted and supported on a support shaft 128 inserted and fixed between the support plates 27a, and a portion of the outer periphery thereof is exposed above the upper surface of the support plate 127 by a set amount to guide the guide plate. It is held at a predetermined height position where it can be brought into alignment contact with the lower surface of the receiving portion 122 of 121. An opening 127b for the rotary roller 126 is opened at the center of the support plate 127, and an escape recess 16 is provided on the back side of the upper end of the curtain plate 16.
a is formed.

In such a guide support unit 120, the lower surface of the receiving portion 122 of the guide plate 121 and the rotating roller 1
The position of contact with the outer periphery 26 is a condition under which the front frame 20 can be held in a proper horizontal posture and position in accordance with the above-mentioned set reference height and directly and suitably receive the load on the entire front frame side. In the guide plate 121, the receiving portion 122 is horizontally held with sufficient durability using the corner portion with the abutting portion 121a, and an upwardly inclined or arcuate guide piece portion 122a is formed at a rear end thereof. ing. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 125, the support plate 12
7 and a revolving roller 126 can be removably mounted as a one-piece unit. At this time, the slot is accurately provided by using the long hole of the rear support portion of the support plate 127 and the screw hole of the support piece 124 of the connection fitting 123. Can be positioned and fixed. In particular, when the support plate 127 is mounted, since the screw is fixed to the curtain plate 16 and the connection fitting 123, durability against load and stable rotation guidance are guaranteed. The guide plate 121 and the support plate 1
27, the rotating roller 126 and the support shaft 128 may be formed of a hard resin material in addition to a metal material. In addition, the support shaft 128
May be formed with a holt shaft and a nut instead of the crimping shaft shown.

According to the guide support unit 120 constructed as described above, the abutting condition of the receiving portion 122 of the guide plate 121 and the rotating roller 126 at the set height position is the same as in the previous example. The entire load is directly received by the curtain plate 16 having sufficient durability and the front right connection fitting 123, and the front frame 20 is held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position according to the curtain plate 16 of the outer frame 10. it can. As a result, an appropriate game can be stably developed while maintaining a good ball launch as described above, and a good ball flow can be secured. Outer frame 1
In the opening and closing of the front frame 20 with respect to 0, the receiving portion 122 and the guide piece portion 122a with respect to the rotary roller 126 with a small pulling force due to the vertical rolling and guiding action of the guide plate 121 and the rotary roller 126 as in the previous example. As the vehicle slides down, it is possible to pull out easily and smoothly while alleviating the sudden drop impact on the entire front frame side. Further, with a small pushing force, the guide piece portion 122a and the receiving portion 122 slide up against the rotating roller 126, so that the entire front frame side can be smoothly pushed up and pushed in easily.
The front frame 20 can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position while the and the rotating rollers 126 are held at a predetermined height position where they are aligned and abutted.

[0025]

Fourth Embodiment In a guide support unit 130 according to a fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 20, a reinforcing member is provided at the lower right corner of the right frame plate 13 of the outer frame 10 and the bottom plate 17 of the lower frame plate 14. The L-shaped connection fitting 133 is firmly fixed. As its basic configuration, a guide plate 131 as a guide receiving member directly installed at the lower right portion of the front of the front frame 20 is provided, and a rolling unit 135 directly installed on the connection bracket 133 of the outer frame 10 is provided. ing. The guide plate 131 has a contact portion 131a, which also serves as a rectangular main body, fixed to a screw by contacting the lower back surface of the front frame 20, and a guide receiving portion 132 bent rearward from the lower end of the contact portion 131a is fixed. At the horizontal height position. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 135,
A circular rotating roller 136 as a rotating member is freely rotatably fitted and supported on a support shaft 137 fixed inward and horizontally at a predetermined position of a vertical piece portion of the connection fitting 133, and has one outer periphery thereof. The upper portion is set above the upper surface of the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14 by a set amount, and is held at a predetermined height position where the lower portion can align with and contact the lower surface of the receiving portion 132 of the guide plate 131.

In such a guide support unit 130, the lower surface of the receiving portion 132 of the guide plate 131 and the rotating roller 1
The contact position between the outer frame 36 and the outer periphery of the front frame 2 is adjusted in accordance with the set reference height of the connection support position of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism 2 described above.
0 is held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position in accordance with the outer frame 10 so that the load on the entire front frame side can be directly and suitably received.
In the guide plate 131, the receiving portion 132 is
It is horizontally held with sufficient durability strength by utilizing the corners with 1a, and an upwardly inclined or arcuate guide piece 132a for the rotary roller 136 is formed at the rear end of the receiving portion 132. On the other hand, in the rolling unit 135, the connection fitting 1
33 can be used as a support plate, and can be handled as one component unit in which the rotating roller 136 is assembled, and can be attached to the outer frame 10 at the same time when the connecting bracket 133 is fixed. In particular, the rotating roller 136 supported by the connecting bracket 133 can guarantee durability against load and stable rotation guidance. In addition, the rotating roller 136 is positioned by a nut 138 fitted to the screw portion 137a of the support shaft 137, and can be attached and detached as necessary (see FIG. 20). Guide plate 13
1. The rotating roller 136 and the like may be formed of a hard resin material in addition to a metal material. As illustrated in FIG. 21, a rotating roller 136 ′ having a boss portion 136a ′ for a spacer is connected to the connection fitting 133. The crimping shaft 137 'to be fixed may be inserted and supported to be crimped and held.

According to the guide support unit 130 configured as described above, when the front frame 20 is closed in accordance with the front opening surface area of the outer frame 10 as shown in FIGS. Guide plate 131 located on the lower back side of 20
The receiving portion 132 and the rotating roller 136 located in the lower right corner of the outer frame 10 have sufficient durability to bear the load on the entire front frame side, which always works vertically downward, depending on the condition of contact at the set height position. The front frame 20 is directly received by the connection fitting 133 and the front frame 20 is spaced from the curtain plate 16 of the outer frame 10 by a predetermined distance (t1, t).
2) It can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position that is parallel. As a result, in the game on the pachinko machine, the front frame 2
By maintaining the launch rail or the game board within 0 at an angle and a horizontal elevation as designed, a good ball launch can be maintained, and an appropriate game can be stably developed in the game area PA. In addition, by maintaining the respective ball passages in the upper ball tray 32, the back mechanism board 35, and the like at a gradient intended for design, a good and stable ball flow can always be secured.

On the other hand, the opening and closing of the front frame 20 with respect to the outer frame 10 can be facilitated by the relative lifting / lowering rolling and guiding action of the guide plate 131 of the guide support unit 130 and the rotating roller 136. That is, when the front frame 20 unlocked from the outer frame 10 is opened (pulled out), it is initially pulled out with a relatively small force, so that the guide piece 132a follows the receiving portion 132 of the guide plate 131 and rotates freely. A smooth transition is made so as to slide down while being pressed against the rotating roller 136 which can be performed, thereby alleviating a sudden drop impact on the entire front frame side. In the position where the guide piece 132a is separated from the rotating roller 136,
Due to the fitting difference (diameter difference) between the shaft pins and the shaft holes of the opening / closing connection support mechanisms 1 and 2, the right side of the front of the front frame 20 is 2 in FIG.
Tilt down as indicated by the dotted line. Under this condition, the entire front frame side can be opened as before. On the other hand, when the front frame 20 is closed (pressed), the guide piece 13 of the guide plate 131 is closed.
After the rear end of 2a abuts against the upper end surface of the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14, the front frame 20 is pushed in with a relatively small force that does not need to be lifted, so that the guide surface of the guide piece portion 132a and the rotating roller are pressed. Utilizing the free rotation of 136, the guide piece 132a moves smoothly so as to slide up along the outer circumference of the rotating roller 136, and the entire front frame side is smoothly lifted. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 18, the front frame 20 is held under the condition that the receiving portion 132 and the rotary roller 136 are held at a predetermined height position where they are aligned and contacted.
Can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position.

Here, the respective guide support units described above will be additionally described. Rotating members (rotating discs, rotating rollers)
Is set in consideration of the position of the center of gravity acting on the entire front frame side. That is, in the game providing state of the gaming machine, the front frame 20
The center of the overall load (also referred to as the center of gravity) including the necessary constituent members and a large number of storage / storage balls is approximately at the center of the front-rear depth width of the housing when viewed from the side of the entire front frame side. It is considered to act vertically downward. In view of this, the rotating member of each example is located at a lower alignment portion between the outer frame 10 and the front frame 20, and its rotation center position is close to the line of action of the center of gravity and is not likely to receive an eccentric load, such as the front frame. The rear frame 20 is desirably set on the back side of the outer frame 10 or on the side of the outer frame 10 close to the back surface of the curtain plate 16, and the entire front frame side is brought into a suitable horizontal posture and position according to the alignment contact position condition with the guide receiving member (guide plate). It can be held. In addition, the rotating member uses a rolling ball (rotating ball) in addition to the above-mentioned rotating disk and rotating roller,
A rolling ball is freely rotatably fitted into a ball receiving portion of a holder as a support member fixed to the curtain plate 16 of the lower frame plate 14, and a part of the outer ball circumference is set at a predetermined height position. It is also possible to use a set form.

The guide support unit according to each of the above-described embodiments is presumed to be installed at the lower right alignment portion between the outer frame 10 and the front frame 20, and can be suitably applied to other vertical game machines. Although not shown, for example, in a slot machine that has already been generalized, an outer frame body configured to have a predetermined outer rectangular frame size for a fixed holding frame and a front opening surface area of the outer frame body for an open / close mounting frame are used. A front frame body (also referred to as an open / close panel body) having a square frame size and equipped with various necessary components including game development members / devices, and an opening / closing connection support mechanism ( This is configured so that it can be opened and closed in a cantilevered manner by a shaft pin / shaft insertion hinge portion) and can be locked and unlocked by a locking device arranged on the right front side. Around the lower right part of the front frame body and the upper right part of the outer frame body, the rolling unit of the guide support unit and the guide receiving member described above are installed, and according to the alignment contact condition at a predetermined height position of both. Connection of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism Viewing the holding position at the set reference height, the front frame body with respect to the outer frame body can be held in the proper horizontal posture and position as designed, and it can be easily and smoothly opened (pulled out and pushed in) with a small force .

[0031]

As described above, according to the vertical game machine frame support structure of the present invention, when the game machine is in the vertical game machine provision state, the cantilever is fitted to the front opening surface area of the outer frame. When the supporting and connected front frame is closed, the rotating member and the guide receiving member of the guide support unit provided at the lower alignment portion of both frames are positioned at a predetermined height, that is, the lower side of the opposite side. By being vertically aligned and abutted with each other at a position corresponding to the set reference height of the connection support position of the opening / closing / connection support mechanism, specifically, a predetermined height position at the upper end alignment portion of the lower frame member of the outer frame By fixing the guide receiving member at a predetermined height position at the lower end alignment portion of the front frame, the front frame can be held in an appropriate horizontal posture and position with respect to the outer frame. As a result, the necessary components mounted on the front frame are held at the set positions intended for the original design, stabilizing the appropriate game particularly using the game development members, and smooth ball flow in each flow passage. Etc. can be maintained.
In addition, when the front frame is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame (pulled forward, pushed backward), the relative rotation and guide action of the rotating member and the guide receiving member causes the front frame and necessary components to be moved. The combined unit can be easily and easily pulled out and pushed in with a small force.

In particular, in this type of vertical gaming machine, the support portion of the outer frame, that is, the lower frame member has sufficient durability in view of the fact that the load on the entire front frame, which is a heavy object, always acts vertically downward. In the guide supporting unit according to the frame supporting structure of the present invention, the rotating member and the guide receiving member installed at the lower alignment positions of the two frames capable of receiving the load at the best position. And abut on a predetermined height position, so that the entire front frame side can be suitably received. As a result, it is possible to maintain the front frame in a suitable horizontal position and position, and to perform smooth opening / closing guidance, while suppressing deformation of the rotating member and the guide receiving member due to the unbalanced load and maintaining the long frame at a proper height position. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine as a vertical game machine to which a frame support structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the embodiment of the frame support structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the frame support structure according to the first example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to the first example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the frame support structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a side view showing main parts.

FIG. 8 is a rear view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing components of a frame support structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of a frame support structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing components of a frame support structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a rear view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a frame support structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view showing components of a frame support structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a front view showing another example of the main part of the frame support structure according to a modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 PM Pachinko machine 1,2 Opening / closing connection support mechanism 10 Outer frame 11 Upper frame plate 12 Left frame plate 13 Right frame plate 14 Lower frame plate 15 Reinforced connecting rod 16 Curtain plate 17 Bottom plate 20 Front frame 31 Glass door 32 Upper tray 33 Launch Device handle 34 Lower tray 100, 110, 120, 130 Guide support unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame formed in an outer square shape and a square opening and closing connection support mechanism formed in a square shape corresponding to a front opening surface area of the outer frame with respect to the outer frame. A front frame that is connected and supported so as to be openable and closable in a cantilevered manner, and necessary components including a game development member provided at a required setting position of the front frame, and is generally vertically oriented for playing games. In the provided vertical game machine, a rotating member and a guide receiver which are rotatably positioned relative to each other at a lower alignment portion of the two frames on the opposite side of the open / close connection support portion between the outer frame and the front frame. And a guide support unit including a member, wherein the guide support unit supports the rotating member at a predetermined height position at an upper end alignment portion of the lower frame member of the outer frame, and at a lower end alignment portion of the front frame. Fix the guide receiving member at a predetermined height The upper and lower alignment contact conditions of the rotating member and the guide receiving member in the guide support unit are closed with respect to the outer frame in accordance with a set reference height of a connection support position of the lower opening / closing connection support mechanism. A frame support structure for a vertical game machine, characterized in that the front frame can be supported in a horizontal posture and position.